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Contact us:chtpcjss@gmail.comPCJSS/JSS key persons:Sudha Sindhu Khisa, President/ Rupayan Dewan, Vice President,/Tatindra Lal Chakma, General Secretary/. Responsibility shouldered on 11 July 2013.Background: The present central committee was elected on 11 July 2013, on the 2nd day of the 3-day long 10th PCJSS national conference. The earlier committee (convening committee) was formed on 10th April 2010 when Mr. Santu Larma convened the 9th national conference (29-31 March 2010) in sheer violation of the party constitution and excluded a few hundred veteran leaders and members and also "formally" expelled 7 top veteran leaders (Chandra Sekhar Chakma, Sudhasindhu Khisa, Rupayan Dewan, Tatindra Lal Chakma, Eng. Mrinal Kanti Tripura, Advocate Shaktiman Chakma and Binoy Krishna Khisa) and also declared their capital punishment. The present leadership is determined to democratise the JSS under a collective leadership.

"The world suffers a lot not because of the violence of the bad people, But because of the silence of the good people." Napoleon (1769-1821).

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

PCJSS Khagarachari district conference held today

With the slogan, “Unite for implementation of CHT
Accord and achievement of self-determination of the Jumma people”, the 5th PCJSS
Khagarachari district conference was held today (1st September) at Khagarapur Community Centre, Khagarachari
town soon after hoisting the national flag with national anthem followed by the
hoisting of the party flag. The conference was presided over by Mr. Sudhakar Tripura
alias Moon, president of the retiring Khagarachari district committee and
sitting JSS central committee member.

On behalf of the outgoing district committee Mr. Bimal
Kanti Chakma, a veteran of PCJSS political front during the armed movement and
also the sitting PCJSS organizing secretary placed a 22-member panel for the
consideration of the conference. The conference passed it without any change for
the next three years. Mr. Pritimoy
Chakma alias doctor Jugal is the new president of the committee while Mr. Aradhyapal Khisa (Apollo) has been elected as the general secretary. The committee also
accommodates Marma, Tripura and women members.

Ms. Durgarani Chakma, vice president of Panchari Thana
Mohila Samiti (women wing of PCJSS) and also a PCJSS central committee member
informed the conference that many women in Panchari area have been showing
great interest to be part of the Jumma movement under the banner of the mohila
samiti.

Mrs. Durga Rani is being seen above during her deliberation

The conference begun with the reading out of
condolence proposal followed by one minute silence in honour of the martyred
who have sacrificed their lives during the great Jumma armed movement and
afterwards. The condolence programme was conducted by Mr. Bimal Kanti Chakma,
sitting PCJSS central committee having long association with the movement as a
Shanti Bahini veteran commander.

Mr. Tatindra Lal Chakma alias, general
secretary of the PCJSS told the conference, “Three years ago when there was
party bifurcation we had to organize the 4th Khagarachari PCJSS
District conference in a deep jungle as the district administration did not
count us as a power and did oppose holding of our conference. Today, we are a
power and are organised and hence we are organizing the conference in
Khagarachari town.”

Oath taking ceremony of the newly elected committee takes place at the conference

The speakers delivered their opinion on the report
tabled by the outgoing district committee. All the speakers appreciated the
report and hailed the contents mentioned in it. The speakers raised the ongoing
problems of the party and the Jumma people and analyzed from their point of
views and finally expressed their firm determination to overcome the terrible
moments the Jumma people has been passing through, under the leadership of
Sudhasindhu Khisa-Rupayan Dewan-Tatindra Lal Chakma. Mr. Bimal Kanti Chakma
alias Prajit, a former Shanti Bahini commander and presently a PCJSS central
committee member, informed the conference during his firebrand speech that in
many parts of the CHT the common men and also educated sections of the Jumma
societies have been showing their trust and interest in Sudhasindhu Khisa,
Rupayan Dewan and Tatindra Lal Chakma.

Mr. Sudhasindhu Khisa, PCJSS president and Mr. Rupayan
Dewan, vice president of PCJSS also spoke as the chief guest and special guest
respectively. The 7 hour-long conference was declared over at 5 pm by Mr.
Sudhakar Tripura, a former Shanti Bahini commander, after giving a short speech
followed by slogans expressing determination for establishing the rights of
Jumma people and also closure of the violent politics.

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Manabendra Narayan Larma

MANABENDRA NARAYAN LARMA, the great leader and awakener of the Jumma nation, born on 1 Sept 1941 (Parliamentary record) and died on 10 Nov 1983 did his Matriculation in 1958 and graduated in 1963, B.Ed in 1968 and LL.B in 1970. In 1962-63 he was the President of the Hill Student Association and formed the PCJSS in 1972 in association with Sri Birendra Kishore Roaza, ex-Member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Sri Larma was District Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, CHT chapter President in 1972-73. He established a few high schools in rural CHT. He was arrested from Bindu Niloy, hostel of CHT Jumma students at Patharghat, Chittagong on 10th Feb 1963 using the East Pakistan Public Safety Ordinance for protesting worst state of rehabilitation and demanding proper compensation and proper rehabilitation of the affected people due to the construction of Kaptai Hydroelectric project. He actively participated to the nation-wide anti-Ayub movement. He was released from jail on 8 March 1963. He was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly as an independent member from the CHT 1 seat and with this authority he became a member of the Bangladesh Constituent Assembly in 1972. He was also elected as M.P. of the first Bangladesh Parliament in 1973. He raised voice in the Parliament for the rights of not only the CHT indigenous hill peoples but also the toiling masses of Bangladesh. He did not endorse the Constitution for the rejection of the ethnic identity of the indigenous peoples of the country. He went to underground politics on 15th Aug 1975 soon after listening to the assassination of Bangabandhu Seikh Mujibur Rahman. He was killed on 10 Nov 1983 by a rival armed platoon, sent by Priti Kumar Chakma, a key leader of the dissident faction. PHOTO: Collected from Bangladesh Parliament library.